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Today in crypto, Robinhood has entered the prediction markets with the launch of a new betting platform. In France, authorities have temporarily lifted judicial restrictions on Telegram founder Pavel Durov until April 7. Meanwhile, South Korea’s central bank has clarified that it has neither discussed nor considered the possibility of holding Bitcoin reserves.
Robinhood has launched a betting markets hub as the online brokerage — best known for stock trading — expands its presence in emergent asset classes, including cryptocurrencies and event contracts, according to a March 17 announcement.
Robinhood’s stock, HOOD, rose roughly 8% on the Nasdaq after the announcement, according to data from Google Finance.